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Episode Info: In this episode, David is joined by Danny Lennon of Sigma Nutrition. Danny has a formal scientific background in academia, completing a master’s degree (MSc.) in Nutritional Sciences at University College Cork. During this time Danny researched vitamin D, directly under the world-renowned researcher Professor Kevin Cashman. In addition to that research, Danny took classes in biochemistry, clinical nutrition, micronutrient interactions and physiology. Previous to this Danny also completed a BSc. Degree in biology and physics education and spent a year teaching these subjects. As well as producing media content, Danny also works as a performance nutritionist to professional MMA fighters, professional boxers and competitive powerlifters. He has consulted several teams in a number of sports. He also has an online coaching service that helps a wide array of clients with nutrition related issues. In this episode, David & Danny discuss: How to know when body-fat levels are too high that a diet is required? How to diet while minimizing performance decrement? How to implement an aggressive diet? How to decide whether a weight-cut is appropriate? How to implement a weight-cut for same day weigh-ins? For full show notes see: www.hpascience.com/episode48Read more »

Episode Info: In this episode, David is joined by Danny Lennon of Sigma Nutrition. Danny has a formal scientific background in academia, completing a master’s degree (MSc.) in Nutritional Sciences at University College Cork. During this time Danny researched vitamin D, directly under the world-renowned researcher Professor Kevin Cashman. In addition to that research, Danny took classes in biochemistry, clinical nutrition, micronutrient interactions and physiology. Previous to this Danny also completed a BSc. Degree in biology and physics education and spent a year teaching these subjects. As well as producing media content, Danny also works as a performance nutritionist to professional MMA fighters, professional boxers and competitive powerlifters. He has consulted several teams in a number of sports. He also has an online coaching service that helps a wide array of clients with nutrition related issues. In this episode, David & Danny discuss: How to know when body-fat levels are too high that a diet is required? How to diet while minimizing performance decrement? How to implement an aggressive diet? How to decide whether a weight-cut is appropriate? How to implement a weight-cut for same day weigh-ins? For full show notes see: www.hpascience.com/episode48Read Less